On August 26, 2011, the US Department of State issued its Environmental Impact Statement on TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL Pipeline which would transport tar sands bitumen from Alberta, through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, to Texas, and refineries along the Gulf of Mexico.

Click here to read the Executive Summary from the EIS

The EIS concluded that the pipeline will not cause significant environmental problems.

With the publication of the EIS, a 90-day public comment period has opened up, ending mid-November, and public meetings will be held in September, in communities along the pipeline route. 

Click here to make your comment.